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In Honor of International Women's Day...

In Honor of International Women's Day.... How about a short story? The following story is in honor of women everywhere who make daily...

Silver White Winters

“Will this ice ever stop?” my husband asked as he looked out of the window. I glanced up from my desk, aware that we were enduring our...

Unsensored

“Are we there yet?” asked my husband as I turned the car onto the beach highway. “Almost,” I promised. “Why is it that the last hour is...

How About A Short Story?

Ever wonder what writers do in writing groups and classes? The answer is lots of work on the craft of writing! In one of my groups, all...

Rocky Mountain High

I was thrilled in the airport. After touring the Mormon Tabernacle Square, I felt excited and energized to finally be in Utah. Only when...

Death By Chirping

The problem was apparent as soon as I opened my bedroom door. No sooner was I halfway down the hall when I heard the first, then second...

Sweatin' Pumpkins

A few days after Labor Day, I planned a trip to the grocery store. My husband and I were in definite need of restocking the essentials,...

Red, round, and Ripe All Over

Every August brings some predictable attitude changes to our household. By the time the “dog days of summer” arrive, my husband and I are...

Read Between The Lines For A Perfect Mystery

Thanks to Mr. Jimmy Grubbs and his staff at The Best Times, the premier monthly Memphis magazine, for their wonderful review of my latest...

Going to LA

“Aren’t you tan for someone who never sits in the sun?” “Yes, I just back from LA,” I told my friend. “LA? Wow! You went all the way...

Hitting The Panic Button

There was panic at our house. In a single minute, our calm evening evaporated. For most couples, panic is an emotion that follows a major...

It's All A Mystery Until The End

“I read your book and I couldn’t put it down, so I stayed up until midnight to finish it,” my husband’s former co-worker told me one...

How Does Your Garden Grow?

“Look what I have,” my husband announced as he walked into the house from the yard. I glanced up from my desk to see his proud...

The Times They Are A Changin'

What a difference a month can make! My husband was scrolling through the photos on his phone and found these two photos that he took just...

The Way The Cookie Crumbles

“I miss you this holiday,” my daughter confided when she called me on Christmas Eve from her home in the Houston area. “I miss you too,...

Locked and Loaded

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, my husband was predictably antsy to get out of the family car. After all, he had a turkey to brine...

The Day that Bubba Died

I knew there was trouble on a Wednesday evening in early November. Creaking made me raise my eyes from my book. “That doesn’t sound...

Wedding Wonder

I heard the chest freezer door thud close in the garage and watched my husband head back towards me. “All done?” I asked. “Yep,” he...

Labor of Love

I was walking my dog this past weekend when I spotted them. Neighbors from down the street were strolling along the sidewalk. The trio...

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